Evaluating the Credibility and Reliability of Online Information on Cannabidiol (CBD) for Epilepsy Treatment in Poland.

The interest in the potential therapeutic use of cannabis, especially cannabidiol (CBD), has increased significantly in recent years. On the Internet, users can find lots of articles devoted to its medical features such as reducing seizure activity in epilepsy. The aim of our work was to evaluate the information contained on the websites, including social media, in terms of the credibility and the reliability of current knowledge about the usage of products containing cannabidiol in epilepsy treatment.

Social Media as a Source of Knowledge about Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Social media is one of the most common sources of medical information. We aimed to evaluate the information contained on websites, including social media and descriptions of fundraisers, in terms of the reliability of knowledge about SMA and gene therapy with onasemnogen abeparvovec. We used a set of available online links found using the Newspointtool.

Attitudes and Perceptions of Health Protection Measures Against the Spread of COVID-19 in Italy and Poland.

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (April to May 2020), 6,169 Polish and 939 Italian residents were surveyed with an online questionnaire investigating socio-demographic information and personality traits (first section) as well as attitudes, position, and efficacy perceptions on the impact of lockdown (second section) and various health protection measures enforced (third section). The "health protection attitude score" (HPAS), an endpoint obtained by pooling up the answers to questions of the third section of the survey tool, was investigated by multiple linear regression models, reporting regression coefficients (RC) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Concerns for business and health due to COVID-19 were associated with a positive attitude toward risk reduction rules.

Evaluation of Self-Assessed State of Health and Vitamin D Knowledge in Emirati and International Female Students in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Introduction: Globally, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies, affecting nearly half the world's population. The objective of this survey was to assess and compare the knowledge about vitamin D and the perceived state of health in Emirati and international tourist female students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that took place in universities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing Trends in a Pediatric Population in Northern Poland 2008-2012.

Objectives: In recent years antipsychotics have been increasingly used in the population of children and adolescents. The objective of this article is to profile the use of antipsychotic medications in a pediatric population in Poland based on data from the Pomeranian region (Northern Poland).

Methods: The study was based on National Health Fund data about prescription drug reimbursement between 2008 and 2012.

Spinal Cord Stimulation in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Review of Clinical Use, Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness.

Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is complex and recurrent chronic pain after spinal surgery. Several important patient and surgery related risk factors play roles in development of FBSS. Inadequate selection of the candidates for the spinal surgeries is one of the most crucial causes.

Towards a new treatment paradigm for ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms of the internal carotid artery? A rapid systematic review.

Background And Purpose: Owing to their peculiar features and rare occurrence, ruptured blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) of the internal carotid artery are challenging by both surgical and endovascular approaches and their proper management is uncertain. We therefore aimed to define the currently optimal treatment of ruptured BBAs in terms of mortality, outcome, rebleeding, and recurrence.

Method: An in-depth search of electronic databases, gray literature and internet resources for ruptured BBAs was performed and complemented by data retrieval during neurosurgical congresses.

Colour contrasting between tissues predicts the resection in 5-aminolevulinic acid-guided surgery of malignant gliomas.

Due to the various intensities of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence, neurosurgeons tend to be uncertain about which tissues to resect. This study aimed to reveal the shortcomings of the human visual perception of fluorescence, particularly the factors guiding the tissue removal and the correlation of fluorescence with contrast enhancement (CE) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Various colour features [CIE L*a*b* colour space, colour difference described by ΔE and contrast ratio (CR)] of total 206 noticed fluorescent areas and their surroundings were measured from the video recordings of 21 primary high grade glioma (HGG) surgeries.

The challenges of hypervolemic therapy in patients after subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Purpose: The triple-H therapy is widely used for cerebral vasospasm (CV) prevention and treatment in patients after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). However, this practice is based on low level evidence. Aim of this study was to evaluate errors in fluid administration, fluid balance monitoring and bedside charts completeness during a trial of triple-H therapy.